Semachrysa jade in top 10 species 2013 list

Top 10 New Species 2013 is published by International Institute for
Species Exploration (IISE), Arizona State University. The top ten were
selected from more than 140 nominated species out of an estimated
18,000 species named last year. My beautiful lacewing (Semachrysa jade
Winterton & Guek & Brooks, 2012) is lucky to make it to the top 10!
More gorgeous Neuropterans of Malaysia here.

Lowepro Photo Sport 200 AW

Lowepro Photo Sport 200 AW. AW stands for All Weather! Yes, there is a
built-in rain cover. It comes in either orange or black. I like both
colors but opted for black only because I don't want the bright orange
color to scare away my macro/nature subjects. The name suggests that
this two-in-one rucksack/backpack is designed for the athlete who loves
photography. Now you don't have to leave your

Zanna terminalis lantern bugs

A collection of images showing various nymph stages as well as adult of
Zanna terminalis lantern bugs/lanternfly. Check out many other gorgeous
species of lantern bugs here. Zanna terminalis 1st instar(?). 16mm body
length. Zanna terminalis 2nd instar(?), 25mm (middle), and 3rd
instar(?), 35mm (bottom) Zanna terminalis 4th instar(?), 40mm. Collage
showing all 4 instar stages and adult

Tawau Macro Safari

Some of the bugs I photographed from a recent macro safari trip to
Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo). Assassin bug, Stenolemus sp.(?), on the
hostel wall at night. More Reduviids of Malaysia here. Unidentified
froglet we found at night. More amphibians and other herps here. Sabah
slender skink (Sphenomorphus sabanus). ID credit: hisno. Leaf mimic
katydid, Leptoderes ornatipennis(?) More

Orthoptera of Malaysia

My Orthoptera collection. All from Peninsula Malaysia, and East
Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak in the Borneo Island) Lichen mimic katydid,
Olcinia sp. Check out other amazing examples of camouflage in nature
here. Leaf mimic katydid, Leptoderes ornatipennis. Beautiful, cryptic
katydid (Pseudophyllinae ). I thought it was a dead leaf at first
Molting in progress A newly molted katydid

Assassin bugs

My assassin bug collection. All from Malaysia. Merged from 6 images
(3x2) in CS3. Merging tutorial can be found here. Found this at night.
Thread legged assassin bug with mantis-like claws. Not sure if it's a
Emesaya sp. or Stenolemus sp. or something else? Another one, not sure
if it's similar to the above And another.. A bunch of assassin bugs of
different instar stages on a tree

Wormlion

I have seen similar pits under the hostel building when I was in
Kuching, and again, in Tawau. I thought they were antlion pits at
first, but upon investigation, turned out to be something else. No
antlion larva inside, just a worm! See how this wormlion deals with an
ant that falls into the pit! The worm looks like this: I posted the gif
animation on my Facebook and within minutes, got the